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Federal budget 'overstates' economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal Liberals' budget overestimates how much of an impact its stimulus measures will have on Canada's economy. The budget last month outlined what t...
May 5, 2021
N.S. mass shooter's spouse pleads not guilty to unlawfully supplying him ammunition
HALIFAX - The common law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April 2020 in Nova Scotia is pleading not guilty to charges she illegally provided him ammunition. Lisa Banfield, 52, is...
May 5, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays returning to Buffalo for second year in a row
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games in Buffalo, N.Y., for the second year in a row because of COVID-19 restrictions.The Blue Jays say they will call Sahlen Field home starting June 1....
May 5, 2021
Pfizer vaccine approved for kids 12 to 15 years old
Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12.The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.A trial of more than 2,200 you...
May 5, 2021
Report finds climate change rarely a part of Atlantic Canada's fisheries management
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report shows climate change is rarely factored into management decisions made for fisheries in Atlantic Canada and the eastern Arctic. Daniel Boyce, a research associate with ...
May 5, 2021
Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook - for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was...
May 5, 2021
India's foreign minister out of G-7 meeting over COVID risk
LONDON - India's foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Diplomats from the G-7 group of...
May 5, 2021
Bill to ensure safe election during pandemic stalls as odds of election increase
OTTAWA - Legislation aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely held during the COVID-19 pandemic is stalled in the House of Commons, even as Justin Trudeau's Liberals are fast-approaching t...
May 5, 2021
Air force chief stands by Cyclone helicopters despite emergency landing, fatal crash
OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force says he has "full confidence" in the military's new Cyclone helicopters despite a growing number of incidents that include last year's deadly cra...
May 5, 2021
DND, Veterans Affairs workers say harassment complaints not taken seriously: unions
OTTAWA - It has been nearly two years since a civilian employee at the Defence Department says she first lodged a workplace harassment complaint against one of her superiors and she says the bureaucra...
May 5, 2021
